Anemones are some of the most majestic creatures on coral reefs and seeing a wild one loaded with a cloud of clownfish swarming around it is a sight to behold. Unfortunately, in most home aquariums anemones are relegated to being just a part of a reef tank, instead of getting the spotlight they deserve.
It’s truly been a very long time since I have owned a large, hosting species of anemone but yesterday I came across a specimen I just couldn’t resist. While touring my LFSMurrman’s Reef, this single RED long tentacle anemone simply begged me to take it home – I swear the tentacles were doing sign language – and I pulled the trigger on it.
If you only gave it a passing glance you could be forgiven for mistaking thisRadianthus(=Heteractis)crispalong tentacle anemone for a rose bubble tip, with its slightly stubby red tentacles which happen to be tipped in green in this specimen. But once you look closer it’s clear that this very flower-like animal is a rare red variant of the popular and easy to keep long tentacle anemone.
这个特殊的“ crispa”甚至在其周围有一圈通常彩色的触角，这增加了对比度的溅起，并构成了美丽的红色和绿色的触角。我迫不及待地想在我一个水族馆中调节这种新的宠物海葵的新生活，并期待在其中找到很多整洁的螃蟹，虾和鱼。
